Departmental Projects

Mr. Brady:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the projects undertaken for his Department by (a) outside consultants, (b) academic researchers and (c) university departments since 1 May 1997, giving the total expenditure incurred in each category. [144075]

Mr. Mandelson:
The information requested is contained in the table:

£

Project/Consultant

Expenditure since 1 May 1997

(a) Outside Consultants

Strategic Skills for Senior Women

Office for Public Management

46,276.10

Management Development Programme

KHCA Ltd.

98,409.05

Health and Safety

ACT Associates

4,650.77

Liberty Risk

822.50

Manual Handling

235.00

Total

5,708.27

Investors in People

Solutions Insight

12,789.64

Focus Quality Services

11.586.10

PI Management Ltd.

1,724.90

Total

26,100.64

Away Days/Teambuilding

Chameleon Consultancy

10,316.50

H. Campbell Cons.

900.00

HMC Communications

2,000.00

Total

13,216.50

Deaf Awareness

Royal National Institute for Deaf People

531.10

Diversity Awareness Training

Domino Consultancy

2,123.23

360 Degree Feedback Development Programme

ITS

2,255

Total expenditure

194,619.89

(b) Academic Researchers

0

(c) University Departments

Human Rights Act Specialist Training

Queens University

3,790.56

Equality Awareness Training

R. Steele, Queens University

1,650.00

Total Expenditure

5,440.56

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Police Training

Mr. McNamara:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the (a) joint FBI and RUC funded police training programmes since 1990 and their costs and (b) if he will make a statement on the future of joint FBI and RUC training programmes under the new Police Service of Northern Ireland. [142317]

Mr. Ingram:
The information requested is available only from 1994. Details of the expenditure is not readily available and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.

Since then a total of five officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary have attended training at the FBI National Academy. A further 25 officers have attended FBI conferences in Europe. In 1999, 25 RUC officers attended the FBI Joint Leadership Development Programme.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland in common with other police services throughout the world will take every opportunity offered to it to share and learn best practice.